• EMBRYO MORTALITY = POOR LITTER SIZE Less than 80 percent of the average sow’s fertilized eggs survive the first 25 to 30 days after breeding. Additional embryos are lost throughout the remainder of the gestation period. There are many factors contributing to these losses, but proper balance of the required amino acids in the sow’s ration is a crucial factor in helping embryos live. • SOWS NEED AMINO ACIDS Amino acids (building blocks of protein) are essential. They are essential because a sow can't synthesize them in adequate quantities to meet her requirements. Each amino acid requirement level is different. Their availability to her is also affected by other ingredients in the rations and the quality of each source ingredient. It sounds complicated, and it is. That’s why Purina research puts so much emphasis on determining the correct level of each essential amino acid. The research determined requirement levels are never divulged, but the results of the research are formulated in Purina Sow Chow. It helps embryos live and thrive; hence, bigger and healthier litters. The Purina Sow Chow program can mean extra pigs for you. MORE • HOW TO FEED BOARS: Feed as sole ration at the rate of 4-8 pounds per day depending on body condition and number of times a boar is used. DEVELOPING GILTS: Hand feed as sole ration 6-8 pounds once a day depending on bpdy condition. SOWS AND GILTS: Flushing: Feed an extra 2 pounds per head per day over the normal amount from 7-14 days before breeding until breeding Then feed regular amount. Gestation: Hand feed as sole ration 4-6 pounds once a day from breeding until 4 days before farrowing. Lactation: Full feed in a self-feeder from 10 days after farrowing to weaning. • HAND FEED GESTATING SOWS Feeding Once Per Day Gives The Sow Operator An Opportunity to Inspect His Gestating Sows This Good Management Practice Takes Time, But Pays Big Dividends at Farrowing. Farming, Saturday. Ma 15. 1976 IMPROVEDPURINASOW WITH AMINO ACID AND NUTRITIVE BALANCE HELPS EMBRYOS CHOW LIVE • MORE MILK = BETTER PIGS A sow’s feed requirements change after she farrows. She needs a ration that will help her produce plenty of milk for her pigs while building up her body for the big job of producing another litter. The pounds her pigs put on during the first few weeks of life will be their most efficient - gams. Purina Sow Chows are formulated to help her produce plenty of milk for her pigs' at the same time build up her body for the job ahead. PIGS MEAN • SOWS NEED CONDITION, NOT FAT Purina Sow Chow is formulated to give the sow the'critical ammo acids and nutrient balance to takd care of her own body at the same time she is growing her embryos. Not only must the sow or gilt furnish nutrients to grow embryos (an amazing task in itself) but she must grow, maintain, and replenish her own body. Sow Chow is also formulated to put-her body m top condition, but at the same time, preventing excess fat buildup. A fat sow costs more to maintain, isn’t as healthy and can have difficulty at farrowing. VrKEEP FEED COSTS * $$ DOWN $$ ' i Mix one pound Sow Chow Concentrate with 4 pounds of your grain. Or use Purina Sow Chow Complete. MORE PROFIT High Bros. John B. Kurtz PHONE 354-4616 665-6023 RO3, EPHRATA Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. PHONE: 367-1195. mi nr tic Umberger’s Mill PHONE: 717-567-5161 FONTANA. PA. 17042 W. E. Manifold & Sons PHONE: 717-312-4505 FAWN GROVE, PA. 17321 PHONE; 354 0301 GOROONVILLE McCracken’s Feed Mill, Inc. 2 NEW CHARLOTTE ST., MANHEIM PHONE: 717-665-2186 Ira B. Landis John J. Hess, 11, Inc. PHONE: 665-3241 PHONE; 442-4632 BOX 276, MANHEIM RD3 PARADISE West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. ' PHONE; 464-3431 WEST WILLOW Umberger’s, Inc. PHONE: 717-166-2324 RICHLAND. PA. 17017
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers